The median/average age of the population of Hackham West is 38 years of age.

75.0% of people living in the suburb of Hackham West were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 8.9% England, 1.4% New Zealand, 1.4% Scotland, 1.2% Germany, 0.8% Netherlands, 0.8% Philippines, 0.6% India, 0.4% Poland, 0.2% Italy, 0.2% Fiji, 0.2% Northern Ireland, 0.2% Austria, 0.2% Wales, 0.2% El Salvador.

90.1% of people living in Hackham West speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 3.9% Language spoken at home not stated, 1.1% Other, 0.9% German, 0.4% Arabic, 0.4% Serbian, 0.4% Tagalog, 0.3% Spanish, 0.3% Dutch, 0.3% Italian.

35.0% of people are married, 40.9% have never married and 14.1% are divorced and 4.2% are separated. There are 172 widowed people living in Hackham West.

48.5% of the people living in Hackham West over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 33.4% are working on a part time basis. Hackham West has an unemployment rate of 10.7%.

The main industries people from Hackham West work in are 16.9% Health care and social assistance, 15.9% Retail trade, 13.9% Manufacturing, 8.6% Construction, 6.5% Accommodation and food services, 5.2% Public administration and safety, 4.8% Administrative and support services, 4.2% Other services, 4.1% Transport, postal and warehousing.

20.3% of homes are fully owned, and 32.7% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 43.1% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $385 per week and the median household income is $737 per week.

The median rent in Hackham West is $155 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1192 per month.